§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the totals of those(a) held in custody and (b) who received jail sentences subsequently following allegations that they have been dealing in 387W (i) heroin, (ii) ecstasy and (iii) cannabis in each of the last eight years; and what proportion they represent of the totals charged in each category. [23387]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation for those appearing at the Crown Court in 1996 is given in the table. Crown Court data for earlier years and data for magistrates' courts are not sufficiently robust to allow for this level of detail.
Defendants who appeared at the Crown Court in 1996 on charges of dealing1 in heroin, ecstasy and cannabis Dealing in: Heroin Ecstasy Cannabis Dealt with2 992 839 2,720 Held in custody 625 343 794 Percentage held in custody 63 per cent. 41 per cent. 29 per cent. Held in custody and sentenced to immediate custody 538 301 578 Percentage of those held in custody sentenced to immediate custody 86 per cent. 88 per cent. 73 per cent. 1 dealing includes offences of supply and possession with intent to supply. 2 includes all those acquitted or sentenced.